Nicholas Rivers of Maine, holds a sign that reads DOJ Hammer the Sacklers" during a protest with advocates for opioid victims outside the Department of Justice, Dec. 3, 2021, in Washington. A federal ...

NEW YORK, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department team tasked with rooting out corporate crime secured $690 million in penalties in 2023, its lowest tally in at least eight years, according to ...

Most criminal defendants in federal court are individuals. But "organizational offenders" -- corporations, partnerships, unions, trusts, pension funds and non-profits -- also get prosecuted from time ...

October 14, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) periodically announces shifts in its enforcement priorities. The announcements tend to correlate when the presidency changes hands, reflecting ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The world of compliance took a turn in September when the U.S. Department of Justice ...

Most heads of giant corporations are drunk with their own power. These corporate CEOs push the envelope in ways that harm defenseless people. They believe they can get away with anything, and they do, ...

The RIPOFF Act, proposed in New York, would allow judges to take away stock shares from companies that break the law, and create new rules and felonies for updated white collar crimes, as well as ...

You don’t have to pay especially close attention to the news these days to observe that few social issues loom larger than crime. And you are entitled to be confused about what you hear. Some media ...

The Justice Department under President Biden has said that cracking down on corporate crime is a priority. Soon it could be easier to see if prosecutors are measuring up to that promise. The federal ...